Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a two-island country in the Caribbean Sea, located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The island nation is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas in terms of both size and population, and Saint Kitts is the larger island; the capital of Basseterre is located on the island. The island became an associated state of the United Kingdom on 27 February 1967, and it became independent on 19 September 1983. In 2015, the islands had a population of 54,961 people.